Outdoors

Friday 30th of August 2019 – Landed in the afternoon, had some free time to wander around the central city after checking in to my hotel. Prior to commencement of the NZ Shareholders AGM weekend program. After the NZ Shareholder’s AGM concluded, picked up a car from Hitch Car Rentals (operated by USAVE) on Sunday […]

3rd September 2019 – A day hike up a 4WD track to Mount Fyffe Summit and back. About 1400m elevation gain. Around 7 Hours in total, 6 hours walking with about 1 hour of breaks. Having arrived at the car park quite late in the morning at just before 11 a.m (after driving from Hamner […]

24th to 26th May 2019 – Trip with the Auckland Hiking Group Meetup to explore the Southern part of the Kaimai Ranges. Staying at Hoatu Kaimua Lodge for both nights. Day One Started from the end of Ngamuwahine Road Walked Ngamuwahine Track. Turned Left on to Leyland O’Brien Tramway Track At intersection of North South […]

2nd May 2019 – A day trek up Sealy Tarns then decided to ascent further up to Mueller Hut for Lunch along with a side trip to Mount Oliver in snow. While trekked without Crampons, this is generally not really advised. Ended up kicking steps into the snow in order to get up and down […]

30th April 2019 – A day walk up Roy’s Peak beside Lake Wanaka. Takes around three hours to ascend. Track is probably what I rate as moderate gradient with Lots of switch backs (track zig zags) to make it easier to walk up. Take note there is Track maintenance Fee of 2.00 NZD, ensure you […]

Easter Sunday 21st April 2019 – Part 3 of 3 Coromandel Explore. Road trip to visit the Square Kauri, Rapaura Watergardens, Waiau Falls + Kauri Grove and a drop into Cathedral cove before the sun went down. Cathedral Cove is now packed with Tourists. Car parking during the high season in a designated area […]

19th April 2019 – A walk up to the top of Kaitarakihi in the Coromandel Ranges. Part 1 of 3 of a Coromandel (Re-)Exploration trip Start of track is hard to find along Kopu Hikuai Road (State highway 25a). If approaching from the Western side (from Auckland), recommend driving over the saddle (crest) to the […]